Midlothian, Cosby, Godwin and Freeman are all in the top 30 in the state.

US News and World report studied test results, class sizes, and college readiness to compile the rankings.

#2 Freshest Food

Richmond ranked second to only Hartford, Connecticut on Ziploc’s March list of the freshest cities—cities with access to fresh fruit and veggies. This comes as no surprise with a farmer’s market practically every day somewhere in the greater Richmond metro area.